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Tuesday, 1 August 2017

#212 'The Trundle, West Sussex 15x40cm

Beautiful morning today, with a warm light and fluffy clouds. I planned what I wanted to paint before I got there, as this is the third painting of this view recently. I felt I hadn't really got to grips with this swoop of this hill but I'm pleased with this one. Using a panoramic board I could really accentuate the space and distance. I mixed a variety of greens before I started. A new colour I'm using is Naples yellow, it isn't very strong but great for nudging a colour to warm and lightening the tonal value as well. The grass area at the top was quite light in tone and I like the lines going around the hilside they help guide the into the painting. I enojyed painting this!

3 comments:

Great wide sweep, love the feeling of fresh summer air to it. Your enjoyment comes through. I use Naples Yellow Light for the same reason - Rod Major uses it a lot in his landscapes, and it gives that warm light which is hard/impossible to capture with just white.